Is Burr Elementary School a good school?

Burr Elementary School ranks 333 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burr Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 454 students attended Burr Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Burr Elementary School?

Students at Burr Elementary School are 40% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Burr Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Burr Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Wells Community Academy High School

Burr Elementary School

Summary:

Burr Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 478 students and consistently maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This high-performing institution significantly outperforms the Chicago Public Schools District 299 and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects.

Burr Elementary School's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, with its white students ranking 97th out of 1,392 Illinois elementary schools and its special education students ranking 108th out of 1,195 Illinois elementary schools, both earning 5-star ratings. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, and its spending per student is higher than the district average.

When comparing Burr Elementary School to nearby schools, it stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, Pritzker Elementary School, located just 0.6 miles away, also performs well, while other nearby schools, such as Sabin Elementary Magnet School and De Diego Elementary Community Academy, struggle academically. Burr's success may be attributed to its relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and its higher spending per student compared to the district average.

Detail:

Public K-8

1621 W Wabansia Ave
Chicago, IL 60622-1439

(773) 534-4090

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
333^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,098

Students who attend Burr Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Wells Community Academy High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 454

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

11.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Burr Elementary School ranks better than 83.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 34^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.38. (See more...)

Compare Details Burr Elementary School ranks better than 91.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.23. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (39.9%), Hispanic (35.2%), two or more races (11.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Burr Elementary School is 13.9. 271 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Burr Elementary School employs 32.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burr Elementary School is $18,098. 358 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burr Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Burr Elementary School 333^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Burr Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Burr Elementary School 121^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Burr Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Burr Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.13	1556^th	2020	23.0%
2004	25.68	1642^nd	2030	19.1%
2005	30.85	1571^st	2022	22.3%
2006	31.29	1651^st	2086	20.9%
2007	44.40	1418^th	2095	32.3%
2008	29.92	1617^th	2092	22.7%
2009	34.82	1566^th	2120	26.1%
2010	53.27	1217^th	2139	43.1%
2011	57.84	1101^st	2147	48.7%
2012	67.92	810^th	2166	62.6%
2013	55.86	1040^th	2167	52.0%
2014	49.24	1124^th	2093	46.3%
2015	56.33	777^th	2052	62.1%
2016	68.68	582^nd	2046	71.6%
2017	77.43	422^nd	2044	79.4%
2018	69.22	568^th	2037	72.1%
2019	67.95	609^th	2086	70.8%
2021	75.34	415^th	1948	78.7%
2022	69.00	586^th	2082	71.9%
2023	80.46	365^th	2077	82.4%
2024	81.38	333^rd	2067	83.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.25	28^th	93	69.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	62.69	307^th	1194	74.3%
2022	64.76	241^st	1113	78.3%
2023	67.69	259^th	1156	77.6%
2024	86.49	108^th	1195	91.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.00	603^rd	1765	65.8%
2019	39.77	1113^th	1816	38.7%
2022	56.60	623^rd	1763	64.7%
2023	65.14	445^th	1808	75.4%
2024	52.36	745^th	1793	58.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.27	569^th	1964	71.0%
2019	63.15	683^rd	2019	66.2%
2021	61.16	565^th	1680	66.4%
2022	63.83	634^th	1970	67.8%
2023	70.66	493^rd	1957	74.8%
2024	74.40	427^th	1942	78.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.61	579^th	1972	70.6%
2019	71.23	502^nd	2019	75.1%
2021	80.74	242^nd	1707	85.8%
2022	72.65	464^th	1977	76.5%
2023	85.99	227^th	1984	88.6%
2024	85.19	249^th	1959	87.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.31	374^th	938	60.1%
2019	53.24	373^rd	955	60.9%
2021	92.06	25^th	742	96.6%
2022	66.11	215^th	954	77.5%
2023	67.82	205^th	970	78.9%
2024	74.01	150^th	959	84.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.10	110^th	1463	92.5%
2019	83.23	160^th	1462	89.1%
2021	67.58	363^rd	1308	72.2%
2022	71.48	338^th	1425	76.3%
2023	87.55	114^th	1419	92.0%
2024	89.11	97^th	1392	93.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Burr Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	24.35	913^th	1185	23.0%
2004	23.99	936^th	1204	22.3%
2005	15.65	1019^th	1209	15.7%
2006	32.42	952^nd	1272	25.2%
2007	43.11	856^th	1287	33.5%
2008	49.78	769^th	1293	40.5%
2009	37.30	943^rd	1318	28.5%
2010	57.14	666^th	1327	49.8%
2011	67.86	476^th	1344	64.6%
2012	59.31	621^st	1365	54.5%
2013	41.80	828^th	1367	39.4%
2014	54.40	618^th	1322	53.3%
2015	57.82	446^th	1302	65.7%
2016	66.20	356^th	1294	72.5%
2017	84.84	164^th	1293	87.3%
2018	72.95	288^th	1293	77.7%
2019	51.32	604^th	1356	55.5%
2021	81.17	183^rd	1241	85.3%
2022	68.96	346^th	1369	74.7%
2023	86.40	152^nd	1367	88.9%
2024	89.23	121^st	1363	91.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	72.30	89^th	781	88.6%
2023	97.82	21^st	805	97.4%
2024	89.15	61^st	802	92.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.86	338^th	1161	70.9%
2019	31.39	882^nd	1217	27.5%
2022	48.31	545^th	1221	55.4%
2023	83.00	105^th	1234	91.5%
2024	75.97	174^th	1219	85.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.34	324^th	1226	73.6%
2019	44.85	661^st	1276	48.2%
2022	61.71	398^th	1286	69.1%
2023	82.67	171^st	1275	86.6%
2024	76.36	246^th	1251	80.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.31	239^th	1223	80.5%
2019	52.71	542^nd	1296	58.2%
2022	75.31	242^nd	1286	81.2%
2023	86.56	124^th	1292	90.4%
2024	95.19	49^th	1264	96.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	53.34	194^th	573	66.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.75	221^st	590	62.5%
2019	34.41	428^th	639	33.0%
2021	75.00	72^nd	517	86.1%
2022	52.16	256^th	662	61.3%
2023	82.89	68^th	661	89.7%
2024	86.83	47^th	643	92.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Burr Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	89.18	48^th	905	94.7%
2022	78.24	135^th	898	85.0%
2023	88.60	64^th	895	92.8%
2024	93.96	26^th	875	97.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

New Prinicpal in the past two years is energetic, involved, interested and strongly motivating our students to perform. The teachers are strong, compassionate and are willing to work with you and your child to make sure they get the best education possible. I am very impressed thus far with Burr including their community involvement, standard of care and educational goals for my child.

I highly recommend Burr Elementary to anyone thinking about bringing their pre-K, Kindergarden and first grader there. I was surprised myself in bringing my kindergardener there as I thought there would be issues with gangs, language barriers, and security. I was incredibly wrong as this area has changed incredibly since I lived there 10 years ago as a student. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 25, 2010

Great school,caring people and open door policy with staff and Principal. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Burr Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	49	15	n/a	456	2	n/a	n/a	0	522
1990	49	21	2	488	9	n/a	n/a	0	569
1991	52	18	1	539	8	n/a	n/a	0	618
1992	47	27	2	502	8	n/a	n/a	0	586
1993	42	23	9	486	4	n/a	n/a	0	564
1994	57	13	0	467	5	n/a	n/a	0	542
1995	45	16	0	439	7	n/a	n/a	0	507
1996	45	16	0	439	7	n/a	n/a	0	507
1997	39	15	0	432	13	n/a	n/a	0	499
1998	55	15	0	424	14	n/a	n/a	0	508
1999	34	14	0	406	15	n/a	n/a	0	469
2000	36	23	0	385	13	n/a	n/a	0	457
2001	31	28	1	376	10	n/a	n/a	0	446
2002	25	39	1	340	7	n/a	n/a	0	412
2003	25	39	1	340	7	n/a	n/a	0	412
2004	22	62	1	322	7	n/a	n/a	0	414
2005	14	94	2	289	5	n/a	n/a	0	404
2006	15	75	1	215	3	n/a	n/a	29	338
2007	16	69	1	189	3	n/a	n/a	27	305
2008	25	71	2	186	2	n/a	n/a	25	311
2009	65	63	6	203	3	n/a	n/a	0	340
2010	70	63	5	182	1	n/a	n/a	0	321
2011	102	32	6	192	0	0	16	0	348
2012	110	27	5	195	0	0	10	0	347
2013	117	28	0	184	0	0	12	0	341
2014	136	36	5	189	0	1	15	0	382
2015	144	38	11	187	0	1	16	0	397
2016	146	40	11	185	0	0	24	0	406
2017	173	38	15	194	0	0	21	0	441
2018	177	34	19	182	1	0	19	0	432
2019	200	36	19	190	1	0	28	0	474
2020	194	31	16	187	1	0	32	0	461
2021	216	44	21	181	1	0	35	0	498
2022	204	53	27	174	1	0	32	0	491
2023	196	41	27	167	1	0	46	0	478
2024	181	39	22	160	1	0	51	0	454

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Burr Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
1990	569	27.0	21.0	n/a
1991	618	29.0	21.3	n/a
1992	586	30.0	19.5	n/a
1993	564	27.0	20.9	n/a
1994	542	28.0	19.4	n/a
1995	507	27.0	18.8	n/a
1996	507	27.0	18.8	n/a
1997	499	27.0	18.5	n/a
1998	508	26.0	19.5	n/a
1999	469	27.2	17.2	n/a
2000	457	27.2	16.8	n/a
2001	446	27.2	16.4	n/a
2002	412	26.0	15.8	97.1
2003	412	26.0	15.8	97.1
2004	414	23.9	17.3	94.7
2005	404	26.2	15.4	92.1
2006	338	28.2	12.0	92.9
2007	305	18.0	16.9	92.8
2008	311	19.0	16.4	89.9
2009	340	18.0	18.9	67.9
2010	321	19.0	16.8	68.5
2011	348	19.0	18.3	57.8
2012	347	20.0	17.3	57.9
2013	341	24.3	13.9	53.7
2014	382	20.5	18.6	45.3
2015	397	21.0	18.9	53.4
2016	406	24.0	16.9	41.9
2017	441	23.5	18.7	42.6
2018	432	23.5	18.3	36.1
2019	474	30.0	15.8	32.5
2020	461	25.0	18.4	29.5
2021	498	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	491	33.0	14.8	27.7
2023	478	30.5	15.6	26.2
2024	454	32.5	13.9	27.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Burr Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
1990	569	27.0	21.0	n/a
1991	618	29.0	21.3	n/a
1992	586	30.0	19.5	n/a
1993	564	27.0	20.9	n/a
1994	542	28.0	19.4	n/a
1995	507	27.0	18.8	n/a
1996	507	27.0	18.8	n/a
1997	499	27.0	18.5	n/a
1998	508	26.0	19.5	n/a
1999	469	27.2	17.2	n/a
2000	457	27.2	16.8	n/a
2001	446	27.2	16.4	n/a
2002	412	26.0	15.8	97.1
2003	412	26.0	15.8	97.1
2004	414	23.9	17.3	94.7
2005	404	26.2	15.4	92.1
2006	338	28.2	12.0	92.9
2007	305	18.0	16.9	92.8
2008	311	19.0	16.4	89.9
2009	340	18.0	18.9	67.9
2010	321	19.0	16.8	68.5
2011	348	19.0	18.3	57.8
2012	347	20.0	17.3	57.9
2013	341	24.3	13.9	53.7
2014	382	20.5	18.6	45.3
2015	397	21.0	18.9	53.4
2016	406	24.0	16.9	41.9
2017	441	23.5	18.7	42.6
2018	432	23.5	18.3	36.1
2019	474	30.0	15.8	32.5
2020	461	25.0	18.4	29.5
2021	498	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	491	33.0	14.8	27.7
2023	478	30.5	15.6	26.2
2024	454	32.5	13.9	27.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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